Detective Ramirez walks in and looks around the room. Detective Estevez waits by the door. Ramirez walks up to the dead body and begins to speak.

“The neighbors called the police because of the smell. They say he was very quiet and minded his own business. He rarely had visitors. We need a forensics team here to tell us the exact cause and time of death.” He takes a closer look at the body and continues to describe the scene for Detective Estevez to make notes.

“I see trauma to the head and bruises all over this body. No bullet wound. Take a picture of the dining table. Someone else was here… eating a sandwich…and it wasn’t the victim. The killer ate the sandwich either before or after beating the victim, possibly to death. Either way, this is not a random murder; this was personal. Let’s start tracking down relatives and friends of the victim. We need to talk to anyone who knew him. Someone has to know something. Did you write all that down? Let’s start with the neighbors.”

Detective Estevez looks up from his cell phone. “Uh…I’m sorry I missed that. The cute girl I met at the bar last night just texted me. I think she wants to see me again!”

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Questions and Answers (Preguntas y Respuestas)

Below is a list of practice questions and answers about the previous reading. Make sure you repeat them out loud to improve your spoken spanish.

This neighborhood is very dangerous. There are drug dealers everywhere.

The police arrested the men who were fighting outside the bar.

Three witnesses saw the shooter escape.

The newspaper is full of stories of violent crime.

Singapore has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.

He is serving 5 years in prison for assaulting a policeman.

Many victims are afraid to report rapes to the authorities.

Gang related violence is very common in this area.

There was a shooting outside the night club. Twelve people were hurt.

One gang member was shot dead at point blank range.

They will cut your throat if you steal from them.

My father was sentenced to life in prison.

The murderer is out on parole.

My brother is in prison for arson.

He was arrested for credit card fraud.

We didn’t know he was a war criminal.

He is on trial for war crimes.

Drug traffickers will get the death penalty here.

When I hear the word “gangster” I think of Al Capone.

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